What is sedimentology?
What is sedimentology?
What is sedimentology?
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How do sediments form?<br />
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Clastic Rocks are formed by weathering,<br />
erosion, transportaion and deposition.<br />
Classified by<br />
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Grain Size<br />
Gravel -<br />
● >256 mm Boulders Conglomerates, and<br />
● >64- 256mm Cobbles Breccia<br />
● >2 -64 mm Pebbles<br />
Sand-<br />
● >1/16 th mm – 2 mm Sand Sandstone<br />
Mud<br />
● >1/256 th mm - 1/16 th mm Silt Mudstone,<br />
Siltstone<br />
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